COllaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training (CONSORT)

总结 外科医生科学家是一个代表性不足的人口在学术医学，和联邦资助的医生- 科学家主导的研究在过去十年中一直在减少。外科手术面临巨大挑战 寻求研究培训的学员。重要的是，外科住院医师培训计划有充足的保护时间， 专门的体验式研究培训有效地促进了“管道”的成功，独立 资助的外科医生科学家。这些研究人员对外科肿瘤患者护理产生了有意义的影响， 科学知识。此外，博士博士后研究员在大学工作的机会很少 外科和肿瘤学的交叉点。西北外科肿瘤学合作研究 培训（CONSORT）计划汇集了广泛的多学科肿瘤学专业知识， 西北大学Feinberg医学院（NUFSM）和Lurie综合癌症中心 创建一个多学科的，为期两年的研究培训计划，包括（1）卫生服务和 成果研究（HSOR）轨道和（2）基础科学和转化（BTS）研究轨道。的 CONSORT计划将借鉴西北外科30年的培训经验， BTS肿瘤学研究和15年的外科肿瘤学HSOR住院医师培训合作， 西北肿瘤学比较有效性研究所（NICER-Onc） 西北大学博士后奖学金和美国外科医生学院（ACS）癌症项目。以来 2009年，我们已经培训了44名外科研究实习生，他们已经进入了以肿瘤学为重点的学术生涯。 在为期两年的强化培训期间（100%受保护时间），CONSORT计划的学员将 沉浸在多学科，体验式研究培训，使用团队科学方法， 导师制和重点教学法（硕士学位为那些没有事先先进的学位）。每个 学员将拥有一个经验丰富、多元化的导师团队（内容和方法专家）， 培训需求。CONSORT计划的核心课程将包括研究设计和分析课程 研究方法、最佳做法和道德以及职业发展。学员将参加 讲习班，研讨会和研究培训机会，在西北和相关的外科和肿瘤学 专业社团。学员将设计和执行研究项目，最终在 参加重要的全国性会议，并在影响力大的期刊上发表文章。持续监测和迭代 计划的改进将通过一个高度成功的外部咨询委员会的参与来实现 西北大学塞尔高级学习和教学中心的强大评估。最终目标 CONSORT计划的目的是增加成功实现学术事业的调查人员的数量 作为独立资助的外科肿瘤科学家西北大学具有独特的优势， CONSORT计划，并继续培养未来的外科肿瘤学科学家领导者和导师。

SUMMARY Surgeon-scientists are an underrepresented population in academic medicine, and federally funded physician- scientist-led research has been in decline over the past decade. Substantial challenges are faced by surgical trainees seeking research training. Importantly, surgical resident training programs with ample protected time for dedicated experiential research training have effectively contributed to the “pipeline” of successful, independently funded surgeon scientists. These researchers have meaningfully impacted surgical oncology patient care and scientific knowledge. Moreover, there are few opportunities for PhD postdoctoral fellows to work at the intersection of surgery and oncology. The proposed COllaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training (CONSORT) program brings together the extensive multidisciplinary oncologic expertise at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine (NUFSM) and the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center to create a multidisciplinary, two-year research training program consisting of (1) a Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSOR) Track and (2) a Basic Science and Translational (BTS) Research Track. The CONSORT program will draw upon the Northwestern Department of Surgery’s 30-year experience of training in BTS oncology research and the 15-year surgical oncology HSOR resident training collaboration between the Northwestern Institute for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Oncology (NICER-Onc), the HSOR Postdoctoral Fellowship at Northwestern, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Cancer Programs. Since 2009, we have trained 44 surgical research trainees who have gone on to oncology-focused academic careers. During a two-year, intensive training period (100% protected time), trainees in the CONSORT program will be immersed in multidisciplinary, experiential research training, using a team science approach, with tailored mentorship and focused didactic teaching (Master’s degree for those without prior advanced degrees). Each trainee will have an experienced and diverse Mentor Team (content and methodological experts), tailored to their training needs. The CONSORT program core curriculum will include courses in study design and analytic approaches, best practices and ethics in research, and career development. Trainees will participate in the workshops, seminars, and research training opportunities at Northwestern and at relevant surgical and oncologic professional societies. Trainees will design and execute research projects that culminate in presentations at major national conferences and publications in high-impact journals. Continuous monitoring and iterative program improvement will be achieved by engagement of a highly accomplished External Advisory Committee and robust evaluation by Northwestern’s Searle Center for Advanced Learning and Teaching. The ultimate goal of the CONSORT program is to increase the number of investigators who successfully achieve academic careers as independently funded surgical oncologic scientists. Northwestern is uniquely positioned to assure the success of the CONSORT program and continuing to develop future surgical oncology scientist leaders and mentors.